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SITES OF FORMER URQUHART 

HOUSE AND KILALLAN HOUSE 

HOUSTON 

Location 

The sites are located 0.4 Kilometres or thereby to the 

northwest of the centre of the village of Houston. Upon 

reaching the roundabout at the junction of Old Houston 

Road / Bridge of Weir Road, proceed north along Main 

Street, turning west into South Street, then onto Fleming 

Road and alternatively Houston field Quadrant. A 

location plan is attached for information. 

Description 

Extending to 0.3067 hectares (0.76 acres) or thereby in 

the case of the site of the former Urquhart House, and 

0.58 Hectares (1.4 Acres) or thereby in the case of the 

site of the former Kilallan House, both sites total 0.887 

Hectares (2.16 Acres) or thereby and have been cleared 

following demolition of the previously occupying 

premises. The site of the former Urquhart House slopes 

generally northwards and includes some mature trees. 

The site of the former Kilallan House is generally level. 

Site layout plans are attached for information showing 

the extent of ownership. 

Planning 

The sites are covered by Policy H1 of the Renfrewshire 

Local Plan which is the General Housing Policy. 

Interested parties may wish to contact the Regeneration 

& Conservation Section of Planning and Transport (Elaine 

Troup: 0141 618 7830) should they require to discuss 

their proposals in greater detail. It is necessary for 

offerors to provide an indicative development proposal 

with their offer detailing layouts, heights, finishes, 

landscaping etc. (4 copies of each). The Council 

reserves the right to discount any offers received that 

do not contain the required information. 

Services 

Main services are understood to be available in the 

vicinity. However, the Council does not guarantee the 

adequacy of services and prospective purchasers are 

advised to satisfy themselves as to the provision, 

location and condition of all services. 

Contamination 

The Director of Environmental Services advises that the 

historical land use records note that in the case of the 

site off Houstonfield Road, the 1966 record shows a 

refuse tip on the site, but that this use is not repeated on 

the 1970 record, indicating this use was for a relatively 

short duration. Both sites show potentially 

contaminative former uses within 250 meters of each 

site however. 

FOR SALE 

SITES FOR RESIDENTIAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

Title 

Any prospective purchaser requiring to examine the 

Council’s titles to the subjects should note that they are 

available for inspection between the weekday hours of 

10 am and 12 noon and 2 pm and 4 pm (Fridays 3.45 

pm), subject to prior arrangement at the offices of: Legal 

and Democratic Services, Renfrewshire House, Cotton 

Street, Paisley (Florence Wilson: 0141 618 7155). 

Further Information 

For further information, please contact: 

Renfrewshire Council 

Asset & Estates Section 

Housing and Property Services 

Renfrewshire House 

Cotton Street 

Paisley PA1 1JD 

Tel: 0300 300 0221 Fax: 0141 842 5552 

E‐mail: estates.hps@renfrewshire.gov.uk. 

Internet: www.renfrewshire.gov.uk 

Offers 

Offers are invited for the development sites preferably 

as a package, however offers for individual sites can be 

considered. Any party wishing to register an interest in 

the possible acquisition of the subjects should observe 

the directions outlined in the “Instructions to Offerors” 

section of these particulars. 

Renfrewshire Council will set a closing date in due course 

and notification of this procedure will be provided on the 

Council’s website. 

Viewing 

Interested parties are free to conduct viewings of the 

development sites at any time. All parties viewing 

should note that they enter the sites at their own risk 

and undertake to free and relieve Renfrewshire Council 

of any claim arising from entry to the site. 

Special Note 

Should you be registered disabled or class yourself as 

disabled, please advise if you have any special 

requirements or require these particulars in a different 

format by telephoning 0141 842 5955. 

Property Misdescriptions Act 1991 and Misrepresentations Act 1967 – the above particulars are believed to be correct, but are supplied for information only and no reliance should be placed thereon. 

They are not deemed to form any contract or part of any contract which may be entered into. Renfrewshire council does not bind itself to accept the highest or any offer and in supplying these 

particulars is not issuing instructions and will not, therefore, bear liability for Agent’s or other fees. 

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LocationPlan: Sites in Houston 

Plan Ref. E778A 

site of former Urquhart House 

site of former Kilallan House 


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Report Plan: Site of former Urquhart House, Fleming Road, Houston 

Plan Ref. E777A 

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15 

Houston Burn 

Westbank 

Westbank Cottage 

Meadow side 

Jedforest 

27 

FB 

5 

8 

33 

BURNLEA CRESCENT 

39 

Pennyfern 

Drying Green 

2 

16 

18 

The 

Lodge 

29 

FLEMING ROAD 

15 

4 

2 

Bowling Green 

J G Fleming 

Bowling Club 

Cotswold 

Kersland 

11 

Pavilion 

5 9 

7 

24 

3 

1 

LB 

TCB 

PO 

Lamorna 

12 

Ingleneuk 

Kilmory 

Car Park 

2 

22 

20 

The 

Compass 

Centre 

11 

El Sub Sta 

15 

1 

SOUTH STREET 

Nursery 

36 

48 

HOUSTONFIELD QUADRANT 

29 

34 

Legend 

Playground 

The 

School 

House 

Area extends to 0.3 hectares or thereby 

The Manse 



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Former Kilallan House Site, Houstonfield Road, Houston 

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Plan Ref. E1244 

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HOUSTONFIELD QUADRANT 

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34 

45 

64 

50 

Playground 

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2 

HOUSTONFIELD ROAD 

El Sub Sta 

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11 

38 20 

SOUTH MOUND 

26 

30 

36 

8 

34 

6 

32 

24 

22 

12 

10 

Legend 

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OLD BRIDGE OF WEIR ROAD 

Proposed disposal site extends to 0.6Ha or thereby 

Servitude Right of Wayleave in favour of Scottish Power 



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Former Kilallan House and Urquhart House Sites, Houston 

Development Brief - July 2012 

1 Introduction 

1.1 This brief provides an opportunity for two 

residential developments in the western 

area of Houston, Renfrewshire. The brief 

seeks to provide developers with 

guidance on the planning and design of 

development which would be acceptable 

to the Council as Planning Authority. 

2 Local Context and Site Description 

2.1 Houston is a small village of 

approximately 6,600 population located 

to the north west of Paisley. Within easy 

reach of the A737 and the M8, Houston 

is an easily accessible village with a 

range of local facilities on offer including 

a local primary school, community hall, 

local shops and a selection of pubs and 

restaurants. In addition, there are at 

least two bus operators that provide a 

regular bus service for the village. 

2.2 Both sites are located within a five minute 

walk (400m) of Main Street, the historic 

centre of the village. Both are brown field 

sites that formerly accommodated care 

homes. 

Kilallan House 

2.3 The site is located within a residential 

area to the south of Houstonfield Road. 

The character of this area is defined by 

the nearby two storey semi-detached and 

terraced houses on Houstonfield Road 

and Houstonfield Quadrant. The 

residential character of South Mound is a 

lesser influence due to the change in 

topography between the site and South 

Mound and the landscaping along the 

southern boundary. 

2.4 The site extends to 0.58Ha (1.4 acres) 

approximately. The north of the site is 

bound by Houstonfield Road, the west by 

farmland, the east by an un-adopted 

pedestrian footpath connecting to South 

Mound and the southern boundary by the 

sloping rear gardens of 7 - 21 South 

Mound. There is an electricity substation 

within the site on the southern 

boundary with a right of access and a 

servitude right of wayleave over and 

through the site for the purpose of laying 

and maintaining cables, pipes, ducts and 

other installations. 

2.5 The site is generally level, increasing 

gradually as it nears the southern 

boundary. 

Urquhart House 

2.6 The site extends to 0.3Ha (0.7 acres) 

approximately and is located within a 

residential area to the north of Fleming 

Road. This lightly trafficked street serves 

a limited number of properties. The site 

is bounded to the north by Burnlea 

Crescent and to the west by the rear of 

residential properties of the same street. 

To the east a footpath connects both 

Fleming Road and Burnlea Crescent. 

2.7 The character of this area is defined by 

the two storey detached, semi-detached 

and terraced houses that surround the 

site. 

2.8 The site has a level change defined by 

small retaining wall running east-west 

across the site. The larger area is on the 

higher ground accessed from Fleming 

Road. 

3 Development Plan Context 

3.1 Relevant statutory land use policies 

relating to the built environment are set 

out in the Renfrewshire Local Plan, which 

can be obtained from the Council’s 

website, www.renfrewshire.gov.uk. 

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3.2 Both sites are located within a Policy H1 

area of the Renfrewshire Local Plan. The 

General Housing policy serves to 

safeguard the amenity of residential 

areas. Housing is the preferred use on 

this site however non-residential 

proposals will be considered where it will 

not have an adverse effect on the 

amenity of the area. 

3.3 Developers should be fully aware of 

Local Plan policies as development 

proposals for the site are prepared. 

4 Planning and Design Requirements 

4.1 This section of the brief sets out the 

planning and design requirements which 

should be taken into account in preparing 

development proposals for these sites. 

The guidance does not intend to be 

prescriptive but to establish basic 

principles. 

Place Making 

4.2 Any new development within 

Renfrewshire is required to be of a high 

standard of design, taking cognisance of 

the local context and character of the 

area. Where new development is 

proposed, detailed consideration requires 

to be given to the creation of a successful 

place. Scottish Government design 

guidance, Designing Places: A Policy 

Statement for Scotland and Designing 

Streets: A Policy Statement for Scotland 

should be adhered to. 

4.3 The position and composition of buildings 

should address the street and provide 

passive supervision to public places. A 

range of accommodation types and sizes 

should be offered and consideration 

given to the surrounding urban 

environment. Consideration should be 

given to the massing, height, fenestration 

and building materials. A maximum of 

two storeys is considered appropriate in 

this area. 

Preferred Development Solutions 

4.5 Design solutions should aim to create 

streets with a variety of character which 

will add to the legibility of the local area. 

The Council encourages flexibility on the 

standard 18m building to building 

distance and the design of streets of 

varying widths provided that privacy is 

not compromised. For the Kilallan House 

site, given the existing street frontage this 

would only be applicable should the 

design incorporate a secondary ‘internal’ 

street which is most likely to extend 

south, off Houstonfield Quadrant. This 

approach can assist in creating different 

characters through any site. 

4.6 The Kilallan House site should be 

designed to accommodate in the region 

of 10 – 15 houses as either detached, 

semi-detached or terraces while the 

Urquart House site could accommodate 

in the region of 8 – 12 houses of a similar 

type. Where detached or semi-detached 

properties are proposed you are 

requested to consider how the design 

can strengthen the principal elevation 

through the use of walls and landscaping. 

4.7 While Designing Streets is supported by 

the Council the technical issues set out in 

the former Strathclyde Regional Council’s 

‘Guidelines for Development Roads’ 

(1986) and the Design Manual for Roads 

and Bridges still require to be addressed. 

The Council would welcome innovative 

design solutions to the provision of 

parking to minimise the visual impact of 

parked cars, services and street lighting. 




4.8 In preparing proposals for the site, 

developers should seek to aim for 100% 

off street provision and 30% visitor 

provision for both sites. The location of 

the developments will be considered in 

appraising development proposals and it 

is recognised that some flexibility may be 

required. Provision of driveways to the 

side of each property, with the exception 

of mid-terraces, will help minimise the 

impact of parked cars. Garages should 

not project in front of the principal 

elevation. 

Landscaping 

4.9 Renfrewshire Local Plan policies seek to 

maintain and where possible enhance 

the character of residential areas. 

Landscaping should therefore be of a 

high quality throughout these 

developments, providing an appropriate 

setting for the development and 

contributing to the amenity of the wider 

area. Landscaping proposals will be 

required as part of a detailed planning 

application for each site. 

Other Site Development Issues 

4.10 The developer will be solely responsible 

for the following:- 

• Establishing to their satisfaction 

the whereabouts of, and 

constraints concerned in, on, 

over, under and adjacent to the 

site 

requirements, including drainage 

and flooding, water capacity, 

contamination, ground conditions, 

etc. 

• Ensuring compliance with 

requirements of planning and 

building standards consents 

Sustainable Design 

4.11 Sustainable development is a core 

principal of the Council’s Community 

Plan, providing for a ‘Greener’ 

Renfrewshire. Developers should 

therefore give consideration to promoting 

sustainable development in terms of 

layout design, construction techniques, 

building materials and energy efficiency. 

A house that offers the end user lower 

running / heating costs is encouraged. A 

sustainability statement will be necessary 

as part of the submission. 

5 Further Enquiries 

5.1 Further enquiries in respect of this 

planning statement should be directed to: 

Elaine Troup 

Regeneration and Conservation Officer 

Planning and Transport Services 


Renfrewshire House 

Cotton Street 

Paisley 

PA1 1LL 

Tel: 0141 618 7830 

E: elaine.troup@renfrewshire.gov.uk 

• Ensuring compliance with all 

statutory 

undertakers’ 


Map 1 - Urquhart House, Fleming Road, Houston 

s103100220685 and s560100146669 

s136100006940 

PT171 

Legend 

s103100220686 and s560160146671 

N074 

250m site buffer 

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Printed by: Amy Sharpe 

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Print date: 4/10/2012 

Department: Environmental Services 

Scale -1:4,000

Former Urquhart House, Fleming Road, Houston 

Past Land Uses (For more detailed industry profiles please compare DoE Class with list below) 

GIS Ref DoE Class Year Risk Description of Process 

See map 1 

N074 C15C 1966 HIGH Unknown Filled Ground (Pit, quarry etc) 

s560100146671 C15C 1987 HIGH Unknown Filled Ground (Pit, quarry etc) 


PT171 C7A 2002 HIGH Disused Fuel Storage Tanks 

s103100220686 C2B 1863 HIGH General quarrying 

s136100006940 C7B 1863 HIGH Chemical manufacturing general 


DoE Classification of Contaminating Industries 

The following classification of contaminating industries is outlined in the DoE Consultation Paper 'Public 

Registers of Land which may be Contaminated' May 1991: 

C15C 

Risk 

Category 

High 

Waste Disposal 

Description Treating, keeping, depositing or disposing of waste, including scrap (to include infilled canal basins, docks or river courses). 

Profile 

Landfills and other waste treatment and disposal sites; scrap yards; waste recycling, treatment and disposal sites; drum and tank 

cleaning and recycling plants; hazardous waste treatment or waste disposal sites; metal recycling; solvent recovery works. 

C2B 

Risk 

Category 

High 

Extractive Industry 

Description Extracting, handling and storage of ores and their constituents 

Profile 

Mineral workings; mineral processing works. 

C7A 

Risk 

Category 

High to Moderate 

Production and Use of Chemicals 

Description Production refining, recovery or storage of petroleum or petrochemicals, or their by-products, including tar and bitumen processes and 

manufacture of asphalt. 

Profile 

Oil refineries and bulk storage of crude oil and petroleum products; mineral processing works; waste recycling, treatment and disposal 

sites; drum and tank clearing and recycling plants.

C7B 

Risk 

Category 

High to Moderate 

Production and Use of Chemicals 

Description Production, refining and bulk storage of organic or inorganic chemicals, including fertilisers, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, soaps, 

detergents, cosmetics, toiletries, dyestuffs, inks, paints, fireworks, pyrotechnic materials or recovered chemicals. 

Profile 

Chemical works - Manufacture of coatings, cosmetics, disinfectants, fertiliser, propellants, pyrotechnics, adhesives, roofing felt, organic 

and inorganic chemicals, pesticides, soap, detergent, dye and pharmaceuticals.

Map 1 - Kilallan House, Houston 

s103100220686 and s560160146671 

s103100220687 and s560100146670 

Legend 

N074 

250m site buffer 

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Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office © Crown Copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown 

copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. Renfrewshire Council 100023417 2012 

© Landmark Information Group. 


Printed by: Amy Sharpe 

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Print date: 4/10/2012 

Department: Environmental Services 

Scale -1:4,000

Kilallan House, Houstonfield Road, Houston 

Past Land Uses 

(For more detailed industry profiles please compare DoE Class with the list below) 

GIS Ref DoE Class Year Risk Description of Process 

See map 1 

N074 C15C 1966 HIGH Unknown Filled Ground (Pit, quarry etc) 





DoE Classification of Contaminating Industries 

The following classification of contaminating industries is outlined in the DoE Consultation Paper 'Public 

Registers of Land which may be Contaminated' May 1991: 

C15C 

Risk 

Category 

High 

Waste Disposal 

Description Treating, keeping, depositing or disposing of waste, including scrap (to include infilled canal basins, docks or river courses). 

Profile 

Landfills and other waste treatment and disposal sites; scrap yards; waste recycling, treatment and disposal sites; drum and tank 

cleaning and recycling plants; hazardous waste treatment or waste disposal sites; metal recycling; solvent recovery works. 

C2B 

Risk 

Category 

High 

Extractive Industry 

Description Extracting, handling and storage of ores and their constituents 

Profile 

Mineral workings; mineral processing works.

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